Fountains and Aeration

By Terry Owens, Environmental Scientist Over the last couple of months SOLitude Lake Management has seen an ongoing trend: requests to reduce the amount of time pond fountains are running in an effort to lower electricity costs and save money. While economically this makes a lot of sense ecologically it may be setting your pond up […]

A pond aeration system is the ideal solution to maintaining a healthy aquatic ecosystem. Nutrients accumulate in ponds through the natural cycle within ponds as well as through nutrient runoff. Often times these nutrients are utilized by filamentous algae or vegetation, resulting in an unhealthy, unattractive body of water. Ponds also naturally stratify, setting up […]

As lake managers we are constantly asked what do do about the nuisance pond algae that troubles so many waterbodies. Simple, one word: Aeration. A pond aeration system is the single most valuable tool in water quality management and will on its own mitigate more water quality problems in fresh water lakes and ponds than […]

Although all lakes and ponds are unique, there are a few basic pond management practices that can be used in all fresh waterbodies to help improve or prevent water quality problems. In order to understand these concepts more clearly, we must first understand the problems. In any pond, especially those in which storm water is being […]

Mitigating Nutrient Loading in Your Aquatic System Eutrophication is the term applied to the natural process of aging in lakes and other freshwater and brackish systems. Human activities can greatly accelerate eutrophication by increasing the rate at which nutrients and organic substances enter aquatic ecosystems from their surrounding watersheds. Agricultural runoff, urban runoff, leaking septic […]

Ever considered buying a floating fountain or aeration system, but can’t justify the cost? There are a few things which you can look at that will make your decision easier. From subsurface aeration systems to floating fountains with a wide range of horsepower which display magnificent water patterns, floating fountains and aerators not only bring […]

Our lakes and ponds tend to be forgotten about during the winter months, as most problems that we experience during the summer months, such as pond algae, are usually not evident during colder weather. This does not mean that all the problems of the previous summer have gone away. Rest assured, they will usually resurface […]